CHARLES BLACKMAN
born 1928

PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

CHARLES BLACKMAN

born 1928
Rain 1959

oil and enamel paint on composition board
signed and dated 'CHARLES BLACKMAN / MARCH 1959' upper right; signed and inscribed '"RAIN" / BLACKMAN' verso
frame: original, maker unknown
61.3 x 61.3 cm

• Lot Sold $58,000 (Hammer Price)
• $70,760 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Mr Kym Bonython, Adelaide
Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above
Private Collection, Melbourne, by descent from the above

Exhibited

Selections from the Kym Bonython Collection, Adelaide, 27-31 March 1962, no. 3, 'Rainy Afternoon'

Literature

Max Harris, 'The Art Collectors 1: Kym Bonython', Art and Australia, Sydney, Vol. 1, No. 4, February 1964, p. 226 (illustrated), 'Rainy Afternoon'
Ray Matthew, Charles Blackman, Georgian House, Melbourne, 1965, p. 15, 'Rainy Day'